Screen Brightness Changing

Obijuan · 07/30/2009, 05:12 PM

I finally got a good Pre two weeks ago. I noticed yesterday that the screen brightness changes from bright to low brightness while I'm browsing the web. Have anyone else notice this?

Thanks,

cdawg62184 · 05:41 PM

Its the 'ambient light sensor' (I think that's what its called). There's a sensor on the phone that detects ambient light and adjusts the screen's brightness accordingly. IE: if its dark around you, the screen gets dimmer, or if you hold your hand over the phone screen it will get dimmer.

EDIT:...maybe...
It might be the screen preparing itself to turn off as well, it dims about 10 seconds before it turns off/locks. I'm no genius though...

gbobman · 07/30/2009, 08:23 PM

Both are correct (and annoying).

I wish sometimes I knew which was which

Sensor is located at the top right, you can see it in strong light. Kinda looks like an old IR transceiver to me.

antmon1 · 07/30/2009, 08:27 PM

i would LOVE to have this always stay at normal brightness too!

rlanza1054 · 07/30/2009, 08:52 PM

It also has to do with the 'Turn off after' example 1 minute. It's in the Screen and Lock app.

So after, in my case, 1 minute, my screen goes dim to save on the battery life.

I hate this because while I'm reading I have to continually touch the screen.

It happens in all the apps not just the web. For me, I've noticed it in the NY Times app.

Rob

Minsc · 07/30/2009, 10:27 PM

Agreed, the ambient light sensor is too sensitive. Mine frequently fluctuates and it's very annoying.

chad.nuesmeyer · 03/09/2010, 11:05 PM

So the question is how to turn off the light sensor. I could not find anything anywhere and links or thoughts?

japclev · 03/29/2010, 07:23 PM

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07/30/2009, 05:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Obijuan Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 24 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Screen Brightness Changing I finally got a good Pre two weeks ago. I noticed yesterday that the screen brightness changes from bright to low brightness while I'm browsing the web. Have anyone else notice this? Thanks,
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cdawg62184 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 138 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 37 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Its the 'ambient light sensor' (I think that's what its called). There's a sensor on the phone that detects ambient light and adjusts the screen's brightness accordingly. IE: if its dark around you, the screen gets dimmer, or if you hold your hand over the phone screen it will get dimmer. EDIT:...maybe... It might be the screen preparing itself to turn off as well, it dims about 10 seconds before it turns off/locks. I'm no genius though... Last edited by cdawg62184; 07/30/2009 at 05:41 PM.
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gbobman Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 166 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 11 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Both are correct (and annoying). I wish sometimes I knew which was which Sensor is located at the top right, you can see it in strong light. Kinda looks like an old IR transceiver to me. __________________ HS visor Deluxe (Blue) & Palm IIIx -> HS visor Prism & treoPhone -> P1 T\|T & SE T68i -> Tapwave Zodiac2 + P1 Treo 650 GSM -> Treo 680 unlocked -> Sprint Pre(-) -> TouchPad & Sprint FrankenPre 2 VZW
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antmon1 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 251 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 8 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	i would LOVE to have this always stay at normal brightness too! __________________ *Palm Pre (Sprint)*
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rlanza1054 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Astoria Queens, NYC Posts: 1,823 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 201 Thanked 154 Times in 118 Posts	It also has to do with the 'Turn off after' example 1 minute. It's in the Screen and Lock app. So after, in my case, 1 minute, my screen goes dim to save on the battery life. I hate this because while I'm reading I have to continually touch the screen. It happens in all the apps not just the web. For me, I've noticed it in the NY Times app. Rob __________________ Robert L Astoria Queens, N.Y.C - Palm Pre (Sprint) - formally Palm Treo 650 Version 1.4.1.1 Sprint Configuration 2.3 Model: P100EWW Hardware Version: A Firmware: CC1.4(510)
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Minsc Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 972 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 5 Thanked 38 Times in 17 Posts	Agreed, the ambient light sensor is too sensitive. Mine frequently fluctuates and it's very annoying.
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chad.nuesmeyer Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Light Sensor So the question is how to turn off the light sensor. I could not find anything anywhere and links or thoughts?
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